The Bowen Technique: You Don’t Have to Bend Over Backwards to Relieve Pain
January 29, 2010 by Madeline Stephenson
Filed under Ask the Expert, Health
Amber Korobkina was a successful computer software trainer in her 20s, when a debilitating back injury altered her life. “I had lifted something that weighed way too much and I blew the discs in my lower back. I sat down because I thought it was the right thing to do at the time, but then I realized that I couldn’t stand up again,” says Korobkina, whose kids were two and five at the time.
After trying almost everything, medical professionals told Korobkina that her only other option was spinal surgery. “I was awaiting the surgery when a friend told me to try the Bowen Technique, which at the time was something I had never heard of. I figured I had nothing to lose,” says Korobkina, who felt immediate results after just one Bowen session. She was even able to dance the night away at a Christmas party – something she never thought would be possible. “I started going for more treatments and Bowen Read more
6th Annual Apple Classic
June 15, 2009 by City Life Staff
Filed under People & Places
On the lovely afternoon of May 12th, 2009, asthma supporters swung their clubs in remembrance of the tragic loss of Mark “Apple” Ampleford on September 9, 2003. During the friendly competition, the smell of barbeque on a golden summer day filled the air – in which the Ontario Lung Association Read more